Month: November 2022

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 25 points, D’Angelo Russell had 19 and the Minnesota Timberwolves survived a late scare and won their third straight game, 112-109 over the undermanned Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. The 76ers have already played without James Harden for two weeks because of a

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Led by Lamar Wright’s 24 points, the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated the VMI Keydets 93-67. The Cougars moved to 3-2 with the win and the Keydets fell to 1-4.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Taylen Green threw for a touchdown and ran for another, George Holani had 132 yards rushing on 20 carries and Boise State beat Wyoming 20-17 Saturday night to clinch the Mountain division title with a week left in the regular season. Boise State (8-3, 7-0 Mountain West), which will host the

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker left the Volunteers’ game Saturday night against South Carolina after injuring his leg while running in the fourth quarter.The senior came into the game as a Heisman Trophy hopeful. but left early in the fourth quarter walking with assistance and putting little weight on his left leg.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Tristan Jarry stopped all 32 shots he faced for his 12th career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0. Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel also scored, and Sidney Crosby had two assists for Pittsburgh. The Penguins won for the third

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Shough put together two long scoring drives and Texas Tech defeated Iowa State 14-10. Shough gave the Red Raiders (6-5, 4-4 Big 12 Conference) the lead on a 4-yard touchdown pass to Baylor Cupp with 6:10 remaining in the game, capping a 13-play, 77-yard drive.

By BRENNAN DOHERTY Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Zach Gibson threw for 174 yards and Georgia Tech scored 21 unanswered points for a 21-17 road win against No. 13 North Carolina. All three of Georgia Tech’s scoring drives were for 68-plus yards and culminated with rushing touchdowns. North Carolina was riding a six-game

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored two goals as the Boston Bruins tied the NHL record for most consecutive home wins to open a season with 11 by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1. Patrice Bergeron, Jake DeBrusk, Taylor Hall and David Krejci also scored, and Charlie McAvoy had four assists

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon scored and Alexandar Georgiev made 32 saves to help the short-handed defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 4-0. They’ve won two in a row and six of seven despite missing several injured regulars. Andrew Cogliano also scored

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Filip Hronek scored twice in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 for their second straight road win. Dylan Larkin had a goal and two assists, and Ben Chiarot, Dominik Kubalik and Tyler Bertuzzi also scored for Detroit. Moritz Seider

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Nesmith made two free throws with 9.6 seconds left and the Indiana Pacers came up with a final defensive stop to beat the Orlando Magic 114-113 on Saturday night to open a two-game set. The teams will meet again Monday night in Indianapolis. In the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jackson Sirmon scored on 37-yard return following a wild play with two fumbles and California rallied from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Stanford 27-20 in the Big Game. The Golden Bears trailed 17-6 in the fourth quarter when Jack Plummer started

By The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. — Led by Marcus Tsohonis’ 20 points, the Long Beach State Beach defeated the Saint Katherine Firebirds 84-55 on Saturday night. The Beach are now 2-2 with the win and the Firebirds dropped to 0-2.

By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Led by Lachlan Olbrich’s 16 points, the UC Riverside Highlanders defeated the Occidental Tigers 106-30. The Highlanders are now 2-2 on the season, while the Tigers are 0-1.

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Kimani Vidal rushed for a career-high 242 yards, Antonio Showers returned a fumble 13 yards for a touchdown, and Troy defeated Louisiana-Monroe 34-16. Vidal’s fourth career 100-yard game included two touchdown runs of five yards. The first gave the Trojans a 27-3 lead early in the third quarter. Warhawks quarterback Chandler

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has reached his 1,000th career victory in a 76-48 win over Northeastern. Joe Girard had 21 points and five 3-pointers for the Orange, and Jesse Edwards added 19 points and seven rebounds. The Orange jumped out to a 9-0 lead over the first two minutes led the

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Parker McKinney threw for 427 yards and five touchdowns, two of them to Cornelius McCoy, and Eastern Kentucky defeated Kennesaw State 45-38. McKinney’s 65-yard touchdown pass to Braedon Sloan gave the Colonels a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter. Jonathan Murphy scored on a 3-yard run to get Kennesaw State within

Layne Hatcher drove Arkansas State 45 yards in 21 seconds and Seth Keller kicked a 29-yard field goal on the final play to rally Texas State to a 16-13 victory over Arkansas State. Hatcher’s heroics for Texas State (4-7, 2-5 Sun Belt Conference) came after Dominic Zvada kicked a 23-yard field goal for Arkansas State

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adrian Olivo’s 36-yard field goal as time expired lifted North Carolina Central to a 22-20 victory over Tennessee Tech in a non-league regular season finale. Tennessee Tech took a 20-19 lead on Jeremiah Oatsvall’s 1-yard run with 2:43 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Golden Eagles’ two-point conversion try was no

By ED PEAK Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jahwar Jordan scored two touchdowns, one a 98-yard kickoff return, James Turner kicked four field goals and Louisville beat North Carolina State 25-10. Jordan, a sophomore finished with 105 yards in 16 carries His second touchdown, a 2-yard run, gave Louisville a 22-10 lead early in

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Brice threw for a pair of scores and Appalachian State scored the game’s first 27 points and beat Old Dominion 27-14. Brice threw a 35-yard touchdown to Kaedin Robinson for a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter then threw a 75-yard touchdown to Christian Wells at the

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Elijah Elliott and quarterback Tommy Mellott each had more than 100 yards rushing as Montana State rolled to a 55-21 rout of rival Montana for a share of the Big Sky Conference title. Montana State (10-1, 8-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, tied second-ranked Sacramento State

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Darius Harper picked off a pass on the first play from scrimmage and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown, then stripped receiver Andrew Armstrong of the ball in the back of the end zone on the game’s final play to preserve Tennessee State’s 22-14 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in the

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Jordan King scored 17 of her 25 points after halftime while Marquette held third-ranked Texas to 31% shooting to beat the Longhorns 68-61 in Saturday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Golden Eagles led this one by 13 in the third quarter,

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Cameron Gooden had 27 points in Utah Tech’s 81-71 win over Idaho on Saturday night. Gooden added five rebounds for the Trailblazers (2-3). Isaiah Pope scored 11 points while shooting 4 for 10, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc. Tanner Christensen went 4 of 6

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Calvin Brownholtz and Reynaldo Flores each accounted for two touchdowns and UTEP beat Florida International 40-6. UTEP put up 525 yards of offense and held FIU to just 71. Brownholtz was 12-of-18 passing for 190 yards for UTEP (5-6, 3-4 Conference USA).  Flores ran for 128 yards on 13 carries.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Geno Hess ran for 317 yards and four touchdowns and Southeast Missouri State clinched a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship by walloping Murray State, 52-22. The Redhawks (9-2) finished the regular season with a 5-0 record in conference, tied with UT Martin, which knocked off Eastern Illinois, 34-31

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Calvin Camp rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries and Charlotte held off Louisiana Tech 26-21. Camp’s 4-yard scoring run in the second quarter and two short field goals by Antonio Zita gave Charlotte a 13-7 lead at halftime. Camp’s 25-yard touchdown run was the only score

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Roshaun Johnson had three short touchdown runs, Marcus Harris returned an interception 56 yards for a score and Idaho breezed to a 38-7 victory over Idaho State on Saturday. Johnson gave Idaho a first-quarter lead with a 2-yard run and gave the Vandals the lead for good on a 4-yard run.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko’s road to a $2 million payoff is a little rougher. Leona Maguire of Ireland shot a 63 and made up seven shots on Ko to tie her for the lead at the LPGA Tour’s season finale. Ko had to settle for a 70. They are tied for the lead

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jacob Dingel and Bryon Threats intercepted passes, Noah Potter and Dontay Corleone recovered fumbles and No. 22 Cincinnati beat Temple 23-3 on Saturday to move closer to the American Athletic Conference championship game. Cincinnati (9-2, 6-1) can guarantee a berth in its fourth straight conference title game

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Dallan Hayden scored three touchdowns in the second half of No. 2 Ohio State’s 43-30 victory over Maryland to set up a monumental matchup of unbeatens next weekend between the Buckeyes and rival Michigan. Ohio State trailed 13-10 at halftime, and the Buckeyes were

By TOM COYNE Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Cornerback Benjamin Morrison had three interceptions, the Notre Dame defense forced two fumbles and the No. 18 Irish scored on their first eight possessions to beat Boston College 44-0. The 8-3 Fighting Irish won their ninth straight against Boston College and now has a 28-game

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Justin Miller threw for 154 yards, Isaiah Wooden rushed for 99 yards and Southern Utah beat Sam Houston 17-7 on Saturday. Miller had one touchdown and one interception for Southern Utah (5-6, 2-3 Western Athletic Conference). Elijah Burns capped the scoring with a 2-yard score with 6:22 left in the third

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people have joined Virginia’s football team, coaches and staff in honoring three players who were shot dead as they returned from a field trip last weekend. Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler were remembered during a Saturday memorial service in

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Beau Allen threw three touchdown passes and Tarleton routed Houston Christian 49-7 in a nonconference matchup. Tarleton (6-5) snapped a three-game losing streak while Houston Christian (2-9) ends its season losing its last seven. Allen was 13-of-23 passing for 207 yards. Darius Cooper had six receptions for 155 yards receiving with

HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback Frank Harris accounted for five touchdowns and 227 yards and Conference USA-leading UTSA smashed Rice 41-7. Harris’ 63- and 15-yard scoring runs put the Roadrunners ahead 14-0 in the first quarter. His 5-yard pass to Zakhari Franklin just before the quarter ended made it a three-score game. Down 41-0 just into

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Tyrrell Pigrome threw for two touchdowns, Ubayd Steed made two interceptions in the first half and Towson beat Hampton 27-7. The Towson defense intercepted Hampton quarterback Malcolm Mays three times. Robert Javier returned his interception for a 70-yard touchdown with 8:04 left in the fourth quarter. Isaiah Perkins and Darian Street

BRIAN J. PEDERSEN The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Nakia Watson scored two touchdowns and Washington State intercepted four Jayden de Laura passes in a 31-20 over Arizona. Watson scored on a 4-yard pass from Cameron Ward in the first quarter and on a 2-yard run in the second, giving him six scores in

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Kevon Latulas had 100 rushing yards and scored a touchdown Jacardia Wright added 85 yards and two touchdowns as Missouri State closed out its season with a 24-7 win over Indiana State. The Bears were ranked as high as No. 4 in the FCS at one point in the season

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jake Moody made a go-ahead, 35-yard field goal with nine seconds left to give No. 3 Michigan a 19-17 win over Illinois. The undefeated Wolverines played much of the second half without star running back Blake Corum, who grabbed his left knee after being

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Quincy Crittendon scored on a 25-yard run in the second overtime and Samford defeated Mercer 50-44 on Saturday for the Bulldogs’ first outright conference title in 86 years. Samford’s 10-1 record matches the 1991 team for the best regular-season record in school history. The Bulldogs, who clinched at least a tie

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving could return from his suspension and play for the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday after apologizing for hurting the Jewish community when he posted a link to a film with antisemitic material. The Nets listed Irving as questionable for the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on their injury report Saturday.

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — No. 19 Kansas State beat West Virginia 48-31 to move one win away from clinching a berth in the Big 12 championship game. The Wildcats finish the regular season at home next Saturday against Kansas. They are looking to join TCU in the title game

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Akira Schmid made 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 for their 12th straight victory. Erik Haula, Nathan Bastian, Jesper Boqvist, Yegor Sharangovich and Michael McLeod scored for New Jersey. Ottawa continued to struggle, having won just twice in its last 11 games. Late in the

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Briggs McClain’s 20 points helped Hartford defeat Houghton College 98-32. McClain was 8 of 11 shooting (4 for 5 from distance) for the Hawks (2-3). Kurtis Henderson scored 15 points, shooting 6 for 10, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. Braxton Jones added 10 points. Esafe Taufahema led the

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Damien Martinez ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns and No. 25 Oregon State easily defeated Arizona State 31-7 Saturday. The Beavers won for just the second time at ASU since 1972. They were 1-19 on the road against the Sun Devils in that span. The

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Chris Childs scored 21 points as Lindenwood beat McNeese 78-60. Childs shot 8 for 16, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Lions (2-3). Kevin Caldwell Jr. scored 18 points and added six assists and three steals. Cam Burrell recorded 11 points. Christian Shumate finished with 12

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Chance Moore scored 19 points as Missouri State beat Middle Tennessee 75-51. Moore shot 8 for 9, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Bears. Alston Mason shot 5 for 11, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 16 points. Donovan Clay was 5 of 11

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Sam Alexis scored 27 points to help Chattanooga defeat Covenant 108-55. Alexis had 11 rebounds for the Mocs. Jake Stephens added 15 points and seven rebounds. Randy Brady had 11 points and eight rebounds. Charlie Hester led the Scots in scoring, finishing with eight points. Covenant also got eight points from Eli

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw two touchdown passes in his final home game and kept the Purdue Boilermakers in contention for the Big Ten West title with a 17-9 victory over Northwestern. The former walk-on was 16 of 25 with 159 yards. The Boilermakers have won

By KATIE WINDHAM Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jase McClellan rushed for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns and Jermaine Burton caught a pair of scoring passes from Bryce Young in No. 8 Alabama’s 34-0 win over Austin Peay. The Crimson Tide took awhile to get going against FCS Austin Peay in a

By BOB TRIPI The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Shaun Shivers ran for 115 yards and scored two touchdowns, including a one-yarder in double overtime, to lift Indiana to a 39-31 come-from-behind victory over Michigan State. After both teams had field goals blocked in overtime, Shivers scored the game-winner on the second play

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Mischler threw three touchdown passes and Duquesne rolled to a 33-0 victory over Wagner. Duquesne (4-7, 3-4 Northeast Conference) has posted three straight shutout wins over Wagner (1-10, 1-6). The Dukes beat the Seahawks 44-0 last season and 17-0 in 2020. Wagner last scored on Duquesne in a 28-24 victory over

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Mitch Davidson threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, Jaleel McLaughlin scored on a 22-yard run with 35 seconds remaining and Youngstown State stunned Southern Illinois 28-21. Youngstown State (7-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley Football Conference) trailed 21-7 with 11:18 left to play after Nic Baker fired a 48-yard touchdown pass to D’Ante’ Cox

FAIRFIELD, CONN. (AP) — Luca Stanzani threw four touchdowns and ran for another and Long Island ended its season holding off Sacred Heart 37-34. Long Island built a 37-10 lead when Stanzani ran it from 13 yards out with 3:32 left in the third quarter. Malik Grant finished with a pair of rushing touchdowns and

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Donta Scott scored 25 points, Don Carey and Hakim Hart scored 16 points apiece and Maryland rattled Saint Louis for a 95-67 win in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The Terrapins (4-0) broke it open in the last 10 minutes of the first half outscoring Saint Louis 32-13. Maryland led 51-27